Android 5.0 Category

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 17, 2015

How to activate Guest mode in Android 5.0 Lollipop

Aside from the new Material Design UI, Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with a number of other new enhancements and features. Since these features are present in every nook and cranny of the OS and

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 16, 2015

How to flash Android 5.0.2 factory image on Nexus 7 and Nexus 10

Google has just released the Android 5.0.2 factory images for the Nexus 7 (2013) and the Nexus 10. While the OTA update is yet to start rolling out, it is more than likely

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 16, 2015

Google releases Android 5.0.2 factory image for Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (2013) Wi-Fi

Google has just released the factory image of Android 5.0.2 for Lollipop for the Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (2013) Wi-Fi.Google had released the new version to the Android Open Source

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 16, 2015

Android 5.0.2 factory images for the Nexus 7 (2012) and Nexus 10 are available

At the tail-end of December, Google released the Android 5.0.2 factory image for the Nexus 7 (2012). Now, almost a month later the search giant has published factory images for a pair

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 13, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S5 in the UK now receiving its Android 5.0 update

At the early part of December, 2014, Samsung officially began rolling out its Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 in Poland. Now, over a month later, the rollout continues, with the update

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 13, 2015

HTC One (M8) unlocked and developer edition now receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop

HTC had planned on pushing out Android 5.0 Lollipop updates to its One (M7) and One (M8) models within 90 days of Google releasing its latest version of Android. Turns out, HTC was able

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 13, 2015

Android 5.0 update for 2013 and 2014 Moto devices coming ‘really soon’

The Android 5.0 Lollipop update hasn't been flying out into current-gen (or previous generation) devices, and that has some people upset. For Motorola owners, a software engineer within the company has some

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

Kenwood announces aftermarket Android Auto multimedia receiver

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, some manufacturers have put their sights on Android Auto, Google's in-car system introduced in 2013, including Kenwood. The company that is well known in the aftermarket

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

Sony to roll out Lollipop update for Xperia Z3 lineup from next month

Aside from revealing a bunch of insanely slim 4K TVs, a steel band variant of the Sony SmartWatch 3 and a few other devices, Sony also revealed that it will start rolling out the Lollipop

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

HTC Desire 826 goes official with a front-facing UltraPixel camera

Aside from the Desire 320, HTC also unveiled the Desire 826 that will be gradually released in all major markets of the world. The handset comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and a

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

CM12 nightlies based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop officially starts rolling out for selected Android devices

CyanogenMod has just announced that they have started rolling out CM12 nightlies, based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, for a selected few devices. The team considers their work for the first CM12 M release

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 5, 2015

ASUS ZenFone 2 announced, offers 5.5-inch display with Android 5.0 and more

While LG has already made waves with the announcement of its G Flex 2, ASUS has made its own announcement in an attempt not to be outdone by the Life's Good crew. ASUS on

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 5, 2015

LG G Flex 2 goes official with a 5.5-inch curved P-OLED display, ‘self-healing’ back and more

As expected, LG has officially announced the G Flex 2 at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. The G Flex 2 is the successor to the original G Flex, which was announced back in IFA at

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 2, 2015

How to shoot photographs in RAW format with your Nexus 5 or Nexus 6

With Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has finally provided developers a way to create powerful photography apps for the platform. Before Lollipop, the lack of proper camera APIs have prevented developers from creating Camera apps

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 1, 2015

OnePlus releases first alpha build of their own non-Cyanogen custom ROM based on Lollipop for the One

Thanks to their legal issues with Cyanogen Inc., OnePlus was forced to work on its own custom ROM for the One, especially after the former announced that they won't be providing software updates to

ANDROID 5.0

Dec 31, 2014

Nasty memory leak bug in Android 5.0 marked as fixed by Google in AOSP Issue Tracker

With Lollipop being such a major release of Android, some bugs are bound to slip by through Google's QA testing. One such bug is a nasty memory leak that has been plaguing Lollipop right

ANDROID 5.0

Dec 29, 2014

Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 update starts rolling out in Europe

After initially rolling out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 in Poland, Samsung has started a wider rollout of the update starting from Spain. The company is expected to rollout the update to other

ANDROID 5.0

Dec 28, 2014

How to unlock the bootloader of Nexus 6

Like any other Nexus device, the Nexus 6 also comes with an unlockable bootloader and not an unlocked one. The difference between the two is pretty minor on paper but makes a lot of difference